Countinho claimed the zero targets are not helping Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire

Shadow energy secretary, Claire Coutinho, has claimed that Labour’s net zero targets” are not helping” the UK’s economy.

In an interview with Sky News’ Trevor Phillips, Countinho linked the government’s climate targets to the ongoing cost of living crisis.

She said: “We’ve said we would repeal the climate change target, and we actually think the net zero targets are a problem”

Her comments follow Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch pledging to scrap the Climate Change Act, which created the framework for cutting emissions to net zero by 2050 as well as adapting the UK to climate impacts.

Countinho added the targets are “making the cost of electricity incredibly expensive” while also causing jobs to move to “count

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